Traveling-bag.



Nl. AXELNIAN. mAvELtNG BAG. APPLICATION FlLED MAY 19.1

` Patented vFeb. 6, 1917.

BY EZPXELMHN,

215 i/f MM ATTORNEYS.

i FTM MAYER AXELMAN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLOIS.

TRAVELINGr-BAG.

Application led May 19, 1916.

To aZZ whom z' may concern.'

Be it known that l, MAYER AXELMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in TravelingBagsg and l do hereby declare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawing, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates generally to improvements in traveling bags; and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and described and then pointed out in the claims.

rlhis invention relates to traveling bags in general, and, in particular, to that type of bags sometimes known as Oxford bags.

its is well known, Oxford bags open longitudinally of the top; the sides of the bag sloping more or less arcuately to a peak, and being iixed to hinged members of typical bag frames, which frames are attached to the longitudinal margins of the side members, centrally of the width of the bag, so that the sides at the peak of the bag open in opposite directions. These bags are commonly manufactured from five pieces of leather, cow hide, or other suitable material, two like blanks forming thc sides of the bag, two like blanks forming the ends of the said bag, and a common bottom member stitched at its marginal edges to narrow, inwardly )rejecting flaps at the lower edges of the side, and end blanks. These side, and end blanks have their vertical marginal edges stitched together, whereby there are produced the four vertical corners of the bag.

The great objection to these Oxford bags is their inability to retain their shape for any length of time, and the liability of the stitching seams at these corners to tear out. W hen stitching the margins of the ends and sides together, there is left at the corners end leather, against which obstructions will strike and in time loosen the stitching of the seams adjacent these margins.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide means whereby the end leather of Specification of Letters Patent.

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the sides at the corners is doubled back upon itself and caused to embrace resilient vertical stiflening rods. rfhe margins of the end members are bent at right angles, with the iiaps thereby produced, lying against the doubled-up margins of the sides, and stitched through the three thicknesses of niaterial behind the rod-reinforcement, so that the finished corner presents a smooth, rounded, enlarged, bead free from stitching.

Referring now to the drawings made a part of this specification, Figure 1 is an end elevation of my improved traveling bag. lTig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. 3 is a horizontal section on line of Fig. 1. Fig. i is a like section on line 1 i of Fig. 1, and `Fig. 5 is a similar section on line 5 5 or rig. i.

Like parts are indicated by the same characters and symbols of reference in .all the figures.

A, in the drawings denotes the traveling bag as a whole. 1t is comprised of upper and lower side portions 10, and l1, respectively, upper and lower end portions 152, and 13, respectively, and a bottom 15. 'lhe upper and lower side portions are stitched to gether by horizontal longitudinal seams 16; and the upper and lower end members 12 and 13, are similarly fastened together by horizontal, transverse seams 17. 'lhe bottom 15 is sewn to bottom flaps 18, projecting inwardly from the lower' edges of the lower side, and end members 11 and 13, as indicated in ligs. 3, Il, and 5. it the four vertical corners of the bag, are placed resilient posts 19. Then the margins of the sides are wrapped around these posts and the free edges of the material doubled back upon itself, as seen in Figs. 3 and 5. The coacting vertical edges of the upper end portions 12 are then bent at right angles inwardly of the bag and stitched to the sides along the doubled portion, by vertical stitches 20.

lt will now be observed that the vertical edges of the sides present the appearance of enlarged beads, which, in reality, they are. rllhere are no projecting edges of the mate rial showing in any way, and there is, therefore, no tendency, through rough usage, to open the seams 20. rllhe posts 19 are properly bent resilient rods, metal, of cane or bamboo. Cane and bamboo possess resilient qualities, and are quite well adapted for use as the posts 19.

Fixed to the upper end members 12, medially of the width, and along the adjacent edges of the side members l0, at the peak of the bag, are hinged members 2l and 22, of a suitable bag frame, which members are pivoted together by pintles 23. On the upper face of one of these members are provided bag locks 24, and a carrying handle 25.

On the bottom of the bag, adjacent the interior of the four walls of the bag, and within the posts 19 is located an open, rectangular frame 26. rlhis frame is an endless, rectangular frame or band fitting the lower portion of the bag by a snug lit, and at its four corners this band is inwardly indented, as clearly shown in Fig. el, which indented portion passes around, and contacts the aforesaid posts at its four corners, and prevents any inward movement of the posts, and at the same time immeasurably stiffens the entire bag structure. A similar frame 27, arranged medially of the height of the bag is fixed to the interior of the bag, and likewise stiffens the whole structure and prevents change of shape under rough usage.

Attention is now directed to the fact that the frames 26, and 27, prevent deflection of, and maintain rigidly in place, the posts 19. Then the bag is opened, deflection of the posts at their upper ends will necessarily take place and create a movement therein, and the natural resiliency ol4 the posts will create a tendency to close the bag, and will also insure the same maintaining its shape and conformation under all conditions. Y

The lower corners of the bag A are reinforced by corner caps 28, forming an additional stiii'ening of the bag.

I have hereinbefore disclosed the preferred mode of practising my invention, but l reserve the right t make such and any changes as might occur to one skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, or to make any and all such alterations as may be permitted lents. Y

Having thus fully described my invention l claim as new, and desire to secure to Qopies of this patent may he obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. G.

member secured to said flaps,

under the doctrine of equiva-Y myself by Letters Patent of the United States l. A traveling bag, said bag comprising lower side, and end members, and upper side and end members, said upper and lower members being stitched one to the other by horizontal seams, said lower members having inwardly extending flaps, a bottom a vertically disposed post at each corner of the bag, said posts being resilient, said upper side members of the bag being turned around said posts and then passed back of said side members, the vertical margins of said upper end members being turned at right angles back of the vertical margins of said Vupper side members and stitched thereto, whereby outwardly extending beads are formed at the four corners of the upper portion of the bag without exposing end material at said corners, and rectangular bands horizontally disposed in said bag constructed to prevent movement of said posts.

2. A traveling bag, including side members, end members, hinge frame connecting the upper edges of said side members, resilient corner posts, the vertical marginal edges of said side members being lapped around said posts and doubled back, said end members having marginal flaps fastened to said doubled back marginal portion of said sides, behind said posts, a rectangular metallic frame adjacent a bottom member, a

the bottom of the bag, and a second rectanguiar metallic frame near the middle of the bags, saidframes being constructed to preserve the contour of the bag and prevent movement of said posts.

A traveling bag, comprising side andV end members and a bottom, said bag being of rectangular contour, there being in said bag at the vertical corners thereof resilient posts, said side members being lapped around said posts, there being in the lower end of said bag and medially V less rectangular bands, said bands being constructed to maintain the rectangular contour of the bag and to retain said posts in proper position. Y

In testimony that as my invention, l have hereunto set my Commissioner of Patents,

thereof end- Y I claim the foregoing 

